A former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Raymond Omatseye has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to quash the criminal charges against him. Omatseye was tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 27-count charges bordering on alleged contract rigging. He was accused of contract splitting involving about N1.5 billion, which violate Section 58(4) (d) of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and Section 14(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004. He pleaded not… Read more

The former Managing Director of Bank PHB (now Keystone) Mr. Francis Atuche and two others yesterday urged a Lagos High Court, Ikeja to quash the 27-count charge filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The other defendants are Atuche’s wife, Elizabeth and the former Chief Financial Officer of the bank, Ugo Anyanwu. The request was contained in a no case submission filed through their counsel, Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN) and brought pursuant to sections 35(3), 36(5)… Read more